plangent
Example Sentences
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She shushed her daughters, sloshing in nearby mud, so she could tease out the source of some plangent rumble.
From New York Times
He plays subtext beautifully in “Spiderhead,” with plangent notes of regret.
From Los Angeles Times
He had a penchant for lightly plangent country, and lived in the long shadow of what was once called alternative rock.
From New York Times
“His tone is sometimes plangently lyrical, sometimes sarcastically sharp,” Woolfe wrote.
From New York Times
But the strains the score forces toward the edges of his range feel more intentional now, even beautiful; his tone is sometimes plangently lyrical, sometimes sarcastically sharp.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
